Heavy metal content in chicken products from Guangdong province and its dietary exposure risk

According to the survey data on chicken, chicken liver and egg collected from Guangdong province, the contents of arsenic (As), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg) in the samples were analyzed. The dietary exposure risk caused by these heavy metals was evaluated using the method of point estimation. The results showed that the contents of As, Pb, Cd, Cr and Hg in chicken liver and egg samples were lower than the limits issued by 野National Food Safety Standard-The Limits of Pollutant in Food冶. The qualified rate of chicken liver and egg was 100%, the qualified rate of chicken was 95%. The risk assessment results showed that children belonged to the sensitive people to heavy metal. The risk quotient of heavy metal in chicken products from Guangdong province was far lower than 1, and it claimed that the probability of health risk of heavy metal via chicken products exposure in Guangdong province was low.